Archives: 2008 May

When preparing for any acupuncture treatment session there are a few basic things that should be done and some others that should be avoided. When you make your first appointment ask if there are any things that you should know. If the appointment was suggested by your health care provider hopefully they’ve given you a [...]

Popularity: 44% [?]

Acupuncture has an interesting history. It has had a difficult time gaining recognition both in the world where it began and the places that it has traveled to. It is believed to be at a practice that can be traced back at least three thousand years. There are early notations of it in Japan where [...]

Popularity: 51% [?]

As CAM therapies gain ground in the West more and more people are developing an interest in studying acupuncture. What you will need is to develop the knowledge and the practice to be able to help your future patients to the very best of your ability. This takes a great deal of dedication, hard work, [...]

Popularity: 45% [?]

If you decide you want to study to become an acupuncturist you need to learn many concrete elements about the training such as topics of study, how long the course will take, how much the courses will cost, if financial aid is available, etc. Another important element to seek information on as you research schools [...]

Popularity: 36% [?]

Spinal stenosis, much like any other spinal problem is a condition that needs to be taken seriously. Spinal stenosis is a condition in which there is a narrowing of the spaces that fall between the vertebras and where the spinal cord passes. This disorder may befall a person at birth or it may come about [...]

Popularity: 50% [?]

Without a doubt, one of the types of medical procedures that can be performed for a very wide range of symptoms is acupuncture. It is a Chinese type of treatment that was practiced as early as 200 A. D. and there are many people who state that the practice is beneficial to them in this [...]

Popularity: 32% [?]

No parent enjoys taking his or her child to the doctor’s office for a shot, much less to have a doctor stick many needles in the child. While the parent knows that acupuncture could help the child, the child does not understand this. For that reason a form of acupuncture that does not involve needles [...]

Popularity: 30% [?]

Acupuncture is a form of Traditional Chinese Medicine that has been utilized as a method of natural healing for centuries and it is gaining more and more appeal in the Western world. Acupuncture is concerned with balancing the yin and yang in the body. It is believed that correcting this imbalance can help rid a [...]

Popularity: 32% [?]

There are so many questions that you must ask before you decide to begin acupuncture treatments. Let’s continue our look at some of the most important questions to ask before you make a final decision about this form of alternative medicine.
Does acupuncture really work or not?
The NIH Consensus Statement on Acupuncture has done many studies [...]

Popularity: 38% [?]

Before you even consider starting acupuncture treatments it is essential to ask some basic questions and make sure you completely understand all of the answers before you consider the practice even further. Let’s look at some very practical questions and the subsequent answers that everyone must learn about acupuncture in order to decide if it [...]

Popularity: 33% [?]